Brush



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J. BAILEY, OF NEVTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 405,296, dated June 18,1889.

" Application filed March 24, 1888. Serial No.268,356. (No model.)Patented in England October 27, 1887, No. 14,620 in France October 27,1887,1lo. 186,625; in Canada November 3, 1887, No. 27,929,a11din BelgiumJune 6, 1888,No. 820,074.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. BAILEY, of Newton,county of Middlesex,andState of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Brushes,(patented in England, No. 14,620, October 27, 1887; France, No..186,625, October 27, 1887; Canada, No. 27,929, November 3, 1887, andBelgium, No. 820,074, June 6, 1888,) of which the following description,in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, likeletters on the drawings representing1 like parts.

This invention has for its object to construct a brush for layingblacking on boots and shoes, commonly termed a dauben The back plate,teeth,\lateral projections, and ribs are preferably molded from softrubber, and a suitable handle is provided by which the brush may bemanipulated. The teeth are employed to lay the blacking on the boot orshoeprevious to polishing, and the lateral projections are employed toremove mud and dust from crevices-as, for instance, between the upperand sole, and the like--and the ribs or ridges are employed to brushmud, dto., from the pantaloons, vor from the boot or shoe.

Figure 1 shows a plan view of a brush embodying this invention; Fig. 2,a side view of the brush shown in Fig. 1, ih'e handle being broken off;Fig. 8,a cross-section of the brush shown in Fig. 1, taken on the dottedline and Fig. 4 is a modification, to be referred to.

The brush comprises the flexible back a, having upon its under side aseries of teeth, b, preferably cylindrical, and having either blunt orpointed ends. One or more projections c are formed upon the edges of theback a, three being herein shown as extending from the back a at eachside, said projections being conical and projecting laterally. One ormore ribs or ridges d are formed upon the upper side of the back a, saidridges, preferably, being of an inverted-V shape. The brush, comprisingthe back, teeth, lateral projections, and upwardly-extending ribs, is

preferably made of soft rubber, suitably molded in one piece. The back dhas formed in and through it a socket which receives a blade e, havingits outer end upturned, as at e', to thereby prevent the withdrawal ofthe blade. The blade (sce dotted lines, Fig. 1,) is also notched, as at2, andthe socket has formed within it V-shaped projections, which enterthe notches of the blade to thereby assist in preventing its withdrawalfrom the socket. The blade e has a suitable shank f, by which it isfastened to the handle f of any suitable shape and construction.

Referring to Fig. 4, in lieu of the lateral projections c, a V-shapedrib, as g, is shown at each side of the back a..

The teeth b of the brush are employed to lay blacking on the boot orshoe previous to polishing the same, and the lateral projections c orthe ribs g are employed to remove mud or dust from the crevices noteasily accessible. Therib el may be employed to remove mud or dust fromthe pantaloons, or from the boot or shoe.

The brush may be cheaply made, and is very durable as well asconvenient.

I claim- 1. In a brush, the flexible back a and teeth b, formed integraltherewith, combined with the blade e, having the upturned end e', theshank f, and the handle f substantially as described.

2. In a brush, the flexible socketed back ot, separat-e teeth b, formedintegral therewith, and vV-shaped projections within said socket,combined with the blade e, having recesses, as described, to be enteredby said V-shaped projections, and the shank f, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES J. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

G. W. GREGORY, C. M. GONE.

